Thought of the Day
First off, new Jay-Z: Heard this on WGCI on the drive home and trust me, it's a banger. 'Ye smashes that final verse. Can't wait for Blueprint 3.
Next, props to my friend Ricky: Seeing a perfect game live is tight. Getting posted on Deadspin (and being ripped by the readers) - also tight.
Finally, why I'm not giving up: Had a discussion today about the rest of the Cubs season, following STL's acquesition of Matt Holiday. A buddy said with the Cardinals acquiring Holiday, after first getting Mark DeRosa, and the Cubs still missing Geo Soto and now Ted Lilly for TBD, it's going to be only the Brewers who have a chance of catching the Cards. I strongly disagree. With their win today (Cards hadn't played yet as I write this), the Cubs sit exactly one game back of St. Louis while having played four fewer games. This is despite the fact that Aramis missed eight weeks, Soto has/will miss the equivalent of eight weeks (including his April injury), Dempster's freak injury, limited production from Soriano, Bradley, Fukudome and Fontenot and the bullpen comes and goes like my cell phone reception. If the Cubs can continue their strong starting pitching (not a given, but I really like the way Z has thrown the ball lately and Harden has been solid in his past two night starts), Aramis can heat up (three X-tra base hits today), Lee stays hot (should have been NL Player of the Month for June) and we can get some production from the outfield, I have no doubts the team can give the Redbirds a run till the end of September.
Next, props to my friend Ricky: Seeing a perfect game live is tight. Getting posted on Deadspin (and being ripped by the readers) - also tight.
Finally, why I'm not giving up: Had a discussion today about the rest of the Cubs season, following STL's acquesition of Matt Holiday. A buddy said with the Cardinals acquiring Holiday, after first getting Mark DeRosa, and the Cubs still missing Geo Soto and now Ted Lilly for TBD, it's going to be only the Brewers who have a chance of catching the Cards. I strongly disagree. With their win today (Cards hadn't played yet as I write this), the Cubs sit exactly one game back of St. Louis while having played four fewer games. This is despite the fact that Aramis missed eight weeks, Soto has/will miss the equivalent of eight weeks (including his April injury), Dempster's freak injury, limited production from Soriano, Bradley, Fukudome and Fontenot and the bullpen comes and goes like my cell phone reception. If the Cubs can continue their strong starting pitching (not a given, but I really like the way Z has thrown the ball lately and Harden has been solid in his past two night starts), Aramis can heat up (three X-tra base hits today), Lee stays hot (should have been NL Player of the Month for June) and we can get some production from the outfield, I have no doubts the team can give the Redbirds a run till the end of September.
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